Guyana’s rapidly rising presence in 3×3 basketball will face another crucial test when the nation competes in the Caribbean Clash Lite Quest tournament in Suriname. The two-day tournament (May 1-2) sanctioned under FIBA 3×3 framework, will feature eight teams battling not only for regional bragging rights, but for a coveted spot at the FIBA 3×3...

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Newly-installed Desert Vipers captain Chris Green says he cannot wait to line up alongside Pakistan all-rounder Shadab Khan when the pair form part of the franchise’s squad for the ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League (GSL) T20 tournament in July and August. Off-spinning all-rounder Green, the Australian who is currently in action with Shadab for the...

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See below the full release from the GCCI:  The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) applauds the Government of Guyana for its interventions to support rice farmers across the country. With more than $3 billion in financial support towards rice farmers, this initiative represents an impactful decision that will further support the bolstering of...

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… says workers living paycheck to paycheck in growing economy  By Telesha Ramnarine (Kaieteur News) – Twenty-seven-year-old Annesia Nedd lives paycheck to paycheck. She saves a little from weekly salary to meet her $40,000 rent- an amount that is considered quite modest for a one-bedroom apartment in the city. As she joined others yesterday for a […]

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…says answers would be provided at the end of 60-day period (Kaieteur News) – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday could not state the mechanisms that are currently in place to independently verify that the offshore discharges by ExxonMobil into the ocean meet required international standards. Exxon currently has four Floating Production Storage and Offloading […]

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(AL-JAZEERA) The United States has warned that any shippers paying tolls or other fees to Iran for passage through the Strait of Hormuz risk being sanctioned. The warning on Friday comes as a US naval blockade of the strait continued for its third week, amid stalled US-Iran ceasefire talks. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has called […]

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